I've just purchased a server rack to use in my house in order to organize my handful of home servers (eg. file server, vm server, router, etc).
The rack is a used HP 33U: http://philadelphia.craigslist.org/sys/1786562291.html
I have a couple of questions...
1) Is the powerstrip and fans typically at the back or front of the rack? What about the door? When I picked up this cabinet, the door was attached to the same side of the rack as the outlets and fans. This seems like the back of the cabinet but that doesn't make any sense to me.
2) Is the on/off switch typically located at the front or back of the cabinet?
3) How do I attach my rack mount servers to this? This rack came with a couple sets of "rails" but I don't know what I'm doing.
For example, do I place my servers on top of the rails like this:
...or do I place them "inside" the rails like this:
If I place the server "inside" the rails it can't go back all the way and it's a super tight fit. Take a look at the gap between the server and the rack here:
4) What if I didn't have these "rails"? How would I attach the server to the rack? The rack is much deeper than my servers are.
Here are more pictures of the rack: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jklimek...7624240493593/
The rack is a used HP 33U: http://philadelphia.craigslist.org/sys/1786562291.html
I have a couple of questions...
1) Is the powerstrip and fans typically at the back or front of the rack? What about the door? When I picked up this cabinet, the door was attached to the same side of the rack as the outlets and fans. This seems like the back of the cabinet but that doesn't make any sense to me.
2) Is the on/off switch typically located at the front or back of the cabinet?
3) How do I attach my rack mount servers to this? This rack came with a couple sets of "rails" but I don't know what I'm doing.
For example, do I place my servers on top of the rails like this:

...or do I place them "inside" the rails like this:

If I place the server "inside" the rails it can't go back all the way and it's a super tight fit. Take a look at the gap between the server and the rack here:

4) What if I didn't have these "rails"? How would I attach the server to the rack? The rack is much deeper than my servers are.
Here are more pictures of the rack: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jklimek...7624240493593/